Among the earliest novels written about children, for children, The History of Sandford and Merton was enormously popular for a century and a half after its first publication in 1783-9. The novel is Enlightenment for beginners, offering a course of education in class, race, and gender to its six year-old protagonists, the robust farm-boy Harry Sandford and Tommy Merton, the spoiled boy from the big house. Sandford and Merton offers entertaining and practical lessons in manners, masculinity, and class politics. This ...
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Among the earliest novels written about children, for children, The History of Sandford and Merton was enormously popular for a century and a half after its first publication in 1783-9. The novel is Enlightenment for beginners, offering a course of education in class, race, and gender to its six year-old protagonists, the robust farm-boy Harry Sandford and Tommy Merton, the spoiled boy from the big house. Sandford and Merton offers entertaining and practical lessons in manners, masculinity, and class politics. This Broadview Edition includes the original illustrations, along with contemporary reviews and other material on childhood by John Locke, Thomas Day, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and others.
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Add this copy of The History of Sandford and Merton to cart. $12.24, good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1869 by Allen Brothers.
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Good. Hardbound impressed and decorative cloth duodecimo; illustrated with engravings and frontispiece; 538 pp. Good copy shows soil and wear; little bending, bumping, and rubbing to corners and spine head and foot; spine slightly rolled; sunlight damage to spine and top edges of boards; hinges starting yet attached; strong and tight; clean, unmarked text. Small owner signature to front endpaper.
Add this copy of The History Of Sandford And Merton to cart. $13.60, very good condition, Sold by Book Lady rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Massillon, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2021 by Alpha Edition.
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Very good. PAPERBACK CLEAN TEXT W SECURE BINDING FAST SHIPPING W DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 550 p. Audience: Children/juvenile.
Add this copy of The History of Sandford and Merton to cart. $16.20, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published by Ward, Lock & Co.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has clothback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. -Octavo-Backstrip intact-Blind stamping, gilded lettering-Age toned-Foxed pages-Binding, green cloth & decorated-Spine intact-Missing pages Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 400grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The History of Sandford and Merton to cart. $16.38, very good condition, Sold by Cambridge Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cambridge, Gloucestershire, UNITED KINGDOM.
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No date. Routledge. Hard Cover. Book-VG, gilt titles on spine and cover, extremities rubbed, spine and page edges darkened. 7.5x5. 448pp. B/w illus in text. Colour frontis plate.
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1876. T. Nelson, London. 1876. Hard Cover. Book-Very Good, in original dark red binding with gilt titles on spine, black decoration & colour plate depicting Androcles and the Lion, on front board. 7x4.5. 429pp. Colour title page and a further 3 chromolithographs plates.
Add this copy of The History of Sandford and Merton to cart. $18.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1857 by Derby & Jackson.
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Good. First edition. Good/ "Only Complete American Ed. " former owner's name, foxing on most pages, wear/rubbing on cover, edges, etc. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Add this copy of The History of Sandford & Merton-Moral and Instructive to cart. $18.80, good condition, Sold by Neil Shillington rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hobe Sound, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1851 by James K. Simon.
Add this copy of The History Of Sandford And Merton to cart. $19.64, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2021 by Alpha Edition.
Add this copy of The History of Sandford and Merton to cart. $19.70, fair condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES.
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Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No date stated. (juvenile, literature, novel) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.
Add this copy of The History of Sandford and Merton-a Book for the Young to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Old Scrolls Book Shop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stanley, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1887 by T. Nelson and Sons.
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Very Good. No Dustjacket. Book Tan cloth boards with black, brown and gold lettering and decoration on cover and spine, small blind-stamped decoration on rear board. Boards and spine are quite clean, slight wear to rear spine edge. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Endpapers intact, no names, writing or bookplates. Illustrated with engravings. All pages are clean, with double line border on each page. 429 pages.